“Time” picks AP photographer David Guttenfelder as Instagram photographer of the year for his collection on North Korea. The country allowed foreigners to bring cellphones inside for the first time Jan. 18, 2013. (Pictured: North Korean nurses care for infants in Pyongyang.)
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An apartment towers above the unused playground equipment of a kindergarten. (Pyongyang, March 9)
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School boys play with a professional camera in front of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. (Pyongyang, Feb. 16)
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American and Japanese soldier caricatures are stored in a room at Kaeson Kindergarten. (Pyongyang, March 9)
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Off-duty North Korean traffic policemen lace up ice skates at an ice skating rink. (Pyongyang, Jan. 11)
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Dresses and suits displayed in a dress shop. (Pyongyang, Feb. 21)
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A bride and groom pose for a wedding photo with loved ones in front of statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. (Pyongyang, April 13)
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School children enjoy art class at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace. (Pyongyang, April 18)
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A North Korean woman works behind the counter of the Golden Lane bowling alley. (Pyongyang, April 13)
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A sign showing photos of example haircuts hangs in a barbershop. (Pyongyang, Feb. 20)
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A North Korean woman wears silver glittery shoes and a colorful traditional dress. (Pyongyang, April 11)
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North Koreans walk along a street and seen through a coffee shop window curtain. (Pyongyang, Jan. 8)
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A North Korean cleaning woman sweeps behind potted azaleas at the Koryo Hotel. (Pyongyang, April 19)
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A North Korean boards an airport bus at Pyongyang International Airport on his way to Beijing. (Pyongyang, March 16)
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A frilly yellow dust cover protects a desktop computer monitor in an office. (Pyongyang, Feb. 20)
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A woman walks in front of the pyramid-shaped 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, which North Korea started in 1987 and it is yet to be complete. (Pyongyang, Jan. 15)
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A North Korean tour guide points to a mosaic map at the start of a tour of a temple at the base of Mt. Myohyang. (Mt. Myohyang, Feb. 24)
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An artificial tree is decorated inside a restaurant. (Pyongyang, Feb. 18)
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A woman works behind a table selling popcorn on the ground floor of a grocery and department store. (Pyongyang, March 13)
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